Fort Collins Musicians Association supports local musicians year-round through networking, education, and events. Your dollars can help impact our programs and what we are able to offer musicians in our community. FoCoMA's programs and events include:
FoCoMX - A Colorado music festival with 400 Colorado acts/bands on over 40 stages in Downtown Fort Collins every April. The festival showcases the exceptional and diverse talent across the Front Range. We provide equitable pay, access to new audiences, and performance opportunities to over 2,000 diverse musicians. FoCoMA also values musicians and works to provide access to artist care resources with an emphasis on community connection, harm reduction, and substance-free spaces.
Music Trivia Nights - A new talent showcase event paired with teams of music fans playing trivia. Located at the Lyric, this event helps audiences discover new music artists, and immerse themselves in music with local ticket giveaways and test their music knowledge.
53:14 Music Video eXperiment - Headed into its 10th year, this 53 hour and 14 minute film festival focused on creating the latest professional music videos from local Colorado musicians! Film teams are paired with Colorado musicians to bring their creative visions to life in just over 2 days! Audiences can attend the world premiere which also hosts live performances and a reveal of the 10 original videos created.
FoCoMA Colorado Sound Music Awards - The FoCoMA Peer Awards is a 20-year-old celebration that showcases and awards the achievements of the local music community. in 2027 we are proud to celebrate our legacy by joining the Colorado Sound to bring our Awards together to celebrate Colorado music in an even bigger way! Open to the public for the first time, see electric band's live performances at the event highlight album releases, new music projects, and lifetime achievement awards.
InTune Program - A program to help musicians lead healthy lives including alternative green rooms, peer support groups, connection to partner resources and organizations focusing on housing, fitness, nutrition and mental health. Additionally, we have offered dental and hearing clinics as a collaborative partnership with MusiCares giving musicians, sound engineers, and gig workers access to custom ear molds, as well as dental exams, cleanings, and x-rays. Over $40,000 of dental work has been provided to our local music community.
Becoming a Sustaining Donor! All Sustaining Donations can get thank you perks too! All those that reach $300 donations in one year will receive the MIP MUSIC LOVER level and those that reach $600 donations in one year will receive the MUSIC CHAMPION level thank you package and everyone has our eternal gratitude. Thank you for supporting local music and FoCoMA's work!
COLORADO GIVES DAY 2026 LEVELS
“It was a magical weekend, and everyone I saw was feeling the energy. I am so proud of what every band has done, what we've established here, and everything that is FoCo Music ” -Mason Bassuk
Thank you FoCoMX - Fort Collins Music eXperiment for packed houses and full hearts all weekend long. We’re so grateful to all the staff and volunteers who made this amazing festival happen. It feels good to be back! - The Burroughs
“Nothing but gratitude for all the folks who devoted countless volunteer hours to bring the community together again.” The Catcalls
FoCoMA’s mission is to support all Northern Colorado musicians in our community through networking, education, and events because music changes lives.
Fort Collins Musicians Association (501c3 non profit organization) has served local Colorado musicians since 2007 providing unique performance opportunities, audience development, a regionally acclaimed annual music festival, and a supportive resource program. FoCoMA has a volunteer board of directors, a robust volunteer support network and helps cultivate a music community of thousands of engaged musicians, independent venues, and thousands of local music fans.
FoCoMA provides networking, education, and event-based opportunities for musicians, aiming to foster a thriving local music scene. Our work includes organizing the annual FoCoMX music festival, monthly live Music Trivia Nights, a growing Colorado Music Database, 53:14 Music Video eXperiment, FoCoMA Peer Music Awards, and offering resources for musicians' mental health and overall wellness.
Our InTune musician wellness program serves musicians year-round by connecting them with personal livability resources, music business resources, health and wellness support. We host Music Industry Nights in partnership with the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery to offer a way for music community members to come together to share their ideas and skills with each other. We believe these gatherings along with our efforts around alternative green rooms, HARMs reduction, and Musician Peer Support groups offer our community a chance to network, connect with resources, and build a stronger music safety net. Additionally, we work with the nationwide nonprofit, MusiCares to offer complimentary dental, hearing and other clinics to music industry workers.
Fort Collins Musicians Association works with an array of partners to provide a full ecosystem of support for musicians. We collaborate with venues, educational efforts, professional development resources and marketing to elevate the visibility of Fort Collins as a music city. All of our work is aimed at our goal to make music and musicians more recognized as a key part of our city’s economic and cultural success.
Organization name
Fort Collins Musicians Association
other names
FoCoMA
2008
Tax id (EIN)
26-2666344
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
619 S. College Ave.Larimer County, CO, US